Skint is a British documentary series broadcast from 13 May 2013 to 27 April 2015 on Channel 4. It followed members of the general public in various locations who are either unemployed or have very little income as they live their daily lives. The series features many issues in episodes including alcoholism, drugs misuse, long term unemployment and legal matters.
| Skint | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television, Documentary |
| Narrated by | Ralph Ineson (2013) Steven Hartley (2014) Steve Speirs (2015) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Various |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | KEO films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | May 13, 2013 – April 27, 2015 |
Episodes
editAll episode ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board website.
Series One (2013)
editSeries One was set in Scunthorpe.[1]
| Episode | Broadcast Date | Total Viewers | Channel 4 weekly ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel 4 (millions) |
Channel 4+1 (000's) | |||
| 1 | 13 May 2013 | 3.02 | 741,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 May 2013 | 3.17 | 643,000 | 1 |
| 3 | 27 May 2013 | 1.95 | 677,000 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 June 2013 | 2.76 | 536,000 | 1 |
Series Two (2014)
editSeries Two was set in Grimsby.
| Episode | Broadcast Date | Total Viewers | Channel 4 weekly ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel 4 (millions) |
Channel 4+1 (000's) | |||
| 1 | 24 November 2014 | 1.41 | 412,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 December 2014 | 1.11 | 340,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 8 December 2014 | 1.35 | 294,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 15 December 2014 | 1.81 | 243,000 | 7 |
Series Three (2015)
editSeries Three was set in Merthyr Tydfil.[2][3][4]
| Episode | Broadcast Date | Total Viewers | Channel 4 weekly ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel 4 (millions) |
Channel 4+1 (000's) | |||
| 1 | 13 April 2015 | 1.57 | 228,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 20 April 2015 | 1.00 | 310,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 April 2015 | 1.49 | 228,000 | 10 |
Critical reception
editThe Independent reviewed the first series, asking "how do you stop the reporting of the very poor from turning into a condescending voyeurism?" and said some of the scenes "felt unclean to watch".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Sutcliffe, Tom (28 May 2013). "TV review: Skint, Channel 4". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Williams, Kathryn (8 April 2015). "Now it's Merthyr Tydfil that's Skint - the controversial Channel 4 documentary about poverty comes to Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (13 April 2015). "Skint, Channel 4, review: 'exploitative'". The Telegraph. London.
- ^ "TV show 'Skint' not going down well in Valleys". ITV News. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2023.